Sr. Propulsion Fluids Analyst, Raptor Engine Systems

Sr. Propulsion Fluids Analyst, Raptor Engine Systems

Hawthorne, CA

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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. PROPULSION FLUIDS ANALYST, RAPTOR ENGINE SYSTEMS

RESPONSIBILITIES:

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  Work with propulsion engineers on various engine development programs, performing fluids, CFD, and thermal analysis to drive design decisions and provide verification that reliability and performance requirements are met

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  Proactively anticipate and drive necessary analyses throughout engine component design cycles

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  Take an extremely practical, hands-on approach to model validation/verification, ensuring that model predictions are tied firmly to reality and test data

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  Assist in the organization and improvement of integrated system models

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  Involvement with development and testing of flight hardware

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

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  Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline

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  5+ years of professional experience in fluids, CFD, and thermal analysis

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PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

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  Master’s degree in an engineering discipline

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  Experience with setup, execution, and post-processing using commercially available CFD programs (geometry, mesh generation, and model selection)

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  Running steady-state and transient CFD simulations using ideal and real-fluid equations of state

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  Ability to create watertight parasolids for CFD using Siemens NX

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  Familiar with CFD tools: StarCCM+, ANSYS CFX

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  Experience with conjugate heat